USCJ Blog
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What Softball Can Teach Us About Innovative Thinking
August 24, 2022 27 Av, 5782Aimee Close, USCJ's Director of Synagogue Leadership & Innovation shares her insight on the parallels between playing softball and reaching creative new ideas.
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Spotlight On: Cantor Sarah Levine
July 27, 2022 28 Tammuz, 5782
For this month’s Spotlight I interviewed Cantor Sarah Levine, the Cantor of B'nai Aviv in Weston, Florida. Read more here.
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Spotlight On: Noah Hichenberg
June 29, 2022 30 Sivan, 5782
For this month’s Spotlight I interviewed Noah Hichenberg, the Gan HaYeled Preschool Director at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington DC. Read more here.
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Special Feature: Rabbinic Transitions
June 29, 2022 30 Sivan, 5782Transitions are rarely easy but they can be easier when done with intention. Read Rabbi Ilana C. Garber's piece on Rabbinic transitions.
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A Conservative Juneteenth Haggadah
June 7, 2022 8 Sivan, 5782A program run by and for Jewish Black Americans and those who wish to join in educational, informative, and commemorative celebration.
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Celebrating “Interfaith” Weddings: How Culture Can Unite Families
June 3, 2022 4 Sivan, 5782
Dr. Keren McGinity, USCJ's Interfaith Specialist, reflects on wedding season. Read more to understand why in many ways, every marriage is an intermarriage.
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Spotlight On: Jennifer Dennis
June 3, 2022 4 Sivan, 5782
For the June issue of Leadership Connections’ Spotlight we interviewed the incoming President at Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, Jennifer Dennis.
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Balancing Judaism and College
May 27, 2022 26 Iyar, 5782Stephanie Kallish, last year's USY International Israel Affairs VP, writes about her experience at Brandeis University and finding balance in her Jewish life.
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Spotlight On: Exploring Judaism
April 29, 2022 28 Nisan, 5782ExploringJudaism.org is a new home for the Torah of Conservative Judaism, learn more about it and how to share with your community.
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Finding Strength in our Communities: How We Care for Each Other
April 28, 2022 27 Nisan, 5782
May is Mental Health Awareness month, we wanted to provide these resources from our recent Mental Wellbeing Conference which took place this March.
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Four Questions for Synagogue Leaders
April 4, 2022 3 Nisan, 5782
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal introduces four new questions for synagogue leaders this Passover.
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Spotlight On: Dana Sharon Winer
March 29, 2022 26 Adar II, 5782
Learn more about Dana Sharon Winer, the Vice President of USCJ.
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Spotlight On: Rebecca Weisman
March 3, 2022 30 Adar I, 5782Learn about Rebecca Weisman and all she is doing for USCJ. She has been the Senior Director for Engagement Initiatives since last fall.
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Spotlight On: Ashira Konigsburg
February 4, 2022 3 Adar I, 5782
Learn about Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg and her vision for USCJ and the RA. She has been CPO at USCJ since 2021 and COO at the Rabbinical Assembly since 2009.
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Spotlight On: Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal
January 3, 2022 1 Shevat, 5782Learn more about Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of USCJ and the RA.
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